Join our team at Baamba Plains, an expansive 4,130-hectare cropping property, where you can become an integral part of our team as a Farm Hand. If you are a recent school leaver looking to kickstart your career in agriculture, or perhaps an experienced Farm Hand seeking a new opportunity, this role may suit you? Look no further. We welcome your enthusiasm, dedication and willingness to learn.Key Responsibilities:Reporting to the Farm Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Establishing crops including bed preparation, fertilising, sowing and cultivation
- Crop management including herbicide and pesticide application
- Operating broadacre farming plant and equipment including airseeder, precision planter, self-propelled spray unit and other farming equipment
- Maintaining plant and equipment
- General farm duties including fencing, repairs and maintenance
- Meeting work health and safety requirements
- You will be physically fit, with a good level of general fitness to meet the physically demanding requirements of the role
- You will hold a current drivers’ licence
- You will be open to ongoing training and development including vocational training
- You will carry out your work as directed in a safe and sensible manner
- You will be flexible and available to work hours and overtime which may vary to meet operational demands
- A positive, can-do attitude is essential
- Previous experience working on a broadacre farming operation, and operating machinery will be highly regarded however is not essential for candidates displaying the right attitude
- A competitive above award hourly rate dependent on your previous experience, skills, and qualifications
- Salary continuance and life insurance, and annual discretionary bonus subject to eligibility criteria